Planetary hours
in Lille.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:00
- 3♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:22
- 11☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:02
- 12♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 18:02
- 2☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 06:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:20
- 12♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:39 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.